1 | !!!Back to the main index [[Characters/{{Roommates}} here]]. |
2 | |
3 | These would be the people just visiting or being other ways just vaguely connected to the main setting of ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}''. |
4 | |
5 | |
6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
7 | |
8 | !''Friends and family out of town'' |
9 | |
10 | [[folder:Prince Lír]] |
11 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Lir_5877.jpg]] |
12 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Living proof how good Jareth is with children, or not.-] ]] |
13 | -->Canon: WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn |
14 | (Jareth babysat him) |
15 | ---- |
16 | * ChangelingTale: Jareth "babysat" him once. Not for long though. King Haggard [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers sent the Red Bull for him]]. |
17 | * LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: His [[InterspeciesRomance romance]] with [[{{Unicorn}} Amalthea]] is a touchy subject. |
18 | [[/folder]] |
19 | |
20 | [[folder:Toby (Tobias Williams)]] |
21 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Toby_548.jpg]] |
22 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Creepy [[TheFairFolk fae lord]] that way ->-] ]] |
23 | -->Canon: Film/{{Labyrinth}} |
24 | (Sarah's little brother) |
25 | ---- |
26 | * CuriosityIsACrapshoot: He is a curious child... this doesn't always go well, especially when the Living Words push him. |
27 | * [[TheFairFolk Fae]] [[WeirdnessMagnet Magnet]]: [[spoiler:His ChangelingTale was subverted, because he got "saved". But is there any other child in fiction who almost got taken by TheFairFolk twice?]] |
28 | * NervousWreck: Well, Jareth [[LaserGuidedAmnesia did his best]] to avert this, but [[spoiler:the Erlkönig]]'s visit left its mark. |
29 | * SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: He is inexplicably five or so years older than in his movie was (probably so he can get into trouble all on his own now). |
30 | [[/folder]] |
31 | |
32 | %%[[folder:Groves and Gilette]] |
33 | %%[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-G-G_9166.jpg]] |
34 | %%[[caption-width-right:300:[-More people killed for canon...-] ]] |
35 | %%-->Canon: Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean |
36 | %%(James' old friends) |
37 | %%---- |
38 | %%[[/folder]] |
39 | |
40 | [[folder:Darcy Lewis]] |
41 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Darcy_7531.jpg]] |
42 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Her first appearance.-] ]] |
43 | -->Canon: Film/{{Thor}} |
44 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Her second sentence "...Is that a copy of the Dead Sea Scrolls?". |
45 | * BadassBookworm: But the first was "I just want you to know that I've tased thunder gods for less than this." |
46 | %%* BrainyBrunette |
47 | [[/folder]] |
48 | |
49 | [[folder:Admiral Lawrence Norrington]] |
50 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-ALNorrington_5270.jpg]] |
51 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-His only appearance from a flashback.-] ]] |
52 | -->Canon: Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean |
53 | (James' father) |
54 | ---- |
55 | * AbusiveParents: He is ''still'' the bane of his son's existence and source of most of his emotional problems. He told James in ''{{canon}}'' that he should better have drowned than be saved by a pirate. |
56 | * PosthumousCharacter: The guy is '''dead'''. In a comic where NobodyCanDie. |
57 | * TheScrappy: Why he is DeaderThanDead in-universe. We hate his guts, and every info / flashback about him makes the fans loathe him more. |
58 | [[/folder]] |
59 | |
60 | [[folder:Thranduil]] |
61 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-thranduil_6153.jpg]] |
62 | [[caption-width-right:250:Elven king on a mission.]] |
63 | -->Canon: Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium |
64 | (Father of Legolas) |
65 | ---- |
66 | * FantasticRacism: He really really dislikes [[ElvesVersusDwarves Dwarfs]]. |
67 | * HorseOfADifferentColor: His steed is a deer-like creature. |
68 | [[/folder]] |
69 | |
70 | !'''Organizations and such''' |
71 | [[folder:MJN Air]] |
72 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-No. There is no picture of them. They are from a RADIO show.-] ]] |
73 | --> Canon: Radio/CabinPressure |
74 | This is the airline... umm... airdot they took to get to Italy in the ''Third Vacation Arc''. |
75 | ---- |
76 | * TheFaceless: All of them. This is a deliberate style choice to stress that these characters are from ''radio'', so because of the limitations of their original medium were TheVoice. |
77 | |
78 | '''Arthur Shapey''' |
79 | ---- |
80 | * ChangelingTale: Apparently his dad tried to wish him away to Jareth. |
81 | * WallOfBlather: He flooded a whole panel with it. |
82 | |
83 | '''Douglas Richardson''' |
84 | ---- |
85 | * ActorAllusion: The characters in universe have this reaction to him, and conclude "It's Creator/RogerAllam!". (The guy even played Javert at one point. Yeah. No CelebrityParadox around there.) |
86 | |
87 | '''Carolyn Knapp-Shapey''' |
88 | ---- |
89 | * NeverMessWithGranny: Jareth(!) is afraid of her, she subverted the ChangelingTale mentioned earlier. |
90 | |
91 | %%'''Martin Crieff''' |
92 | [[/folder]] |
93 | |
94 | !''Erik's Internet Science Club'' |
95 | So yes. The people from Erik's GadgeteerGenius / MadScientist club on the Internet. ForScience |
96 | |
97 | [[folder:Tony Stark]] |
98 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Stark_633.jpg]] |
99 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-ForScience-] ]] |
100 | -->Modeled after Creator/RobertDowneyJr. |
101 | -->Canon: Film/IronMan |
102 | ---- |
103 | * AdviceBackfire: Don't take his! It will lead to unexpected spending or property damage. |
104 | * EccentricMillionaire: When he renovated the main cast's apartment'''s''' [[spoiler:, after thanks to him the ReadingsBlewUpTheScale and [[ExaggeratedTrope the whole floor]],]] he ''forgot'' this tiny detail... and that they have a recovering alcoholic. (Yes. He made all four main cast members Roommates opposed to the former two people in one apartment / professional {{Drop In Character}}s arrangement.) |
105 | * MadScientist: You need proof? He used ForScience [[CatchPhrase two times in one speech bubble]]. |
106 | ** He says it again when he and Erik blow up Erik and Jareth's apartment. |
107 | [[/folder]] |
108 | |
109 | %%[[folder: Montgomery "Scotty" Scott]] |
110 | %%[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Scotty_4256.jpg]] |
111 | %%[[caption-width-right:250:[-He solves problems in ScottyTime.-] ]] |
112 | |
113 | %%-->Canon: Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries |
114 | %%[[/folder]] |
115 | |
116 | [[folder: Jake Jensen]] |
117 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Jensen_6674.jpg]] |
118 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-*Censored*-] ]] |
119 | -->Modeled after Creator/ChrisEvans. |
120 | -->Canon: ComicBook/TheLosers |
121 | ---- |
122 | * ClusterBleepBomb: He [[ClusterFBomb swears in almost every other sentence]], but this is a [[CensorBox Family Friendly]] comic. |
123 | * CoolShades: His [[ShirtlessScene only visible clothing in one panel]]. |
124 | * FakingTheDead: He is in hiding after his movie and doesn't want to break cover. |
125 | * SirSwearsAlot: Resulting generally in [[ClusterBleepBomb Cluster]] CensorBox [[ClusterBleepBomb Bombs]]. |
126 | [[/folder]] |
127 | |
128 | %%[[folder: Lucius Fox]] |
129 | %%[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Lucius_8921.jpg]] |
130 | %%[[caption-width-right:250:[-He is a busy man.-] ]] |
131 | |
132 | %%-->Modeled after Creator/MorganFreeman. |
133 | %%-->Canon: Franchise/{{Batman}} |
134 | %%[[/folder]] |
135 | |
136 | !''The CelestialBureaucracy'' |
137 | Azira's and Crowley's bosses, workmates and others. Currently we only have Metatron. |
138 | |
139 | %%[[folder: Metatron the Voice of God]] |
140 | %%[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Metatron_7685.jpg]] |
141 | %%[[caption-width-right:250:[-He soooo doesn't have time for this.-] ]] |
142 | |
143 | %%-->Canon: {{Film/Dogma}}, Judeo-Christian legends. |
144 | %%---- |
145 | %%* DeadpanSnarker |
146 | %%[[/folder]] |
147 | |
148 | !'''The Invasions and Outings''' |
149 | |
150 | [[folder: The Copies]] |
151 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Because this mini arc is just 2(+1) pages long and is unlikely for any of the copies to appear again no picture for them. But here are the originals a [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Pre-Halloween-68641359 Pre-Halloween joke]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-29-Copies-75702909 Page 1]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-30-Copy-Machine-76375505 Page 2]].-] ]] |
152 | |
153 | !'''Of Jareth (Music/DavidBowie):''' |
154 | |
155 | '''[[spoiler:Nikola Tesla]]''' |
156 | |
157 | --> Canon: [[spoiler:Film/ThePrestige]] |
158 | ---- |
159 | * MadScientist: He still has the copy machine and it runs on ActorAllusion here. |
160 | [[/folder]] |
161 | |
162 | [[folder: Blind Date]] |
163 | The misguided matchmaking attempts of 3/4 of the main cast (but mostly Jareth). |
164 | |
165 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Because this part of the mini arc is just 2 pages long and is unlikely for any of these characters to appear again no picture for them. But here are the originals [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-58-Blind-Date-Pt1-97279069 Page 1]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Rooomates-59-Blind-Date-Pt-2-97920373 Page 2]].-] ]] |
166 | '''Elphaba''' |
167 | --> Canon: Theatre/{{Wicked}} |
168 | ---- |
169 | * FantasticRacism: Well, she IS [[color:green:green]]. |
170 | |
171 | '''Kira''' |
172 | --> Canon: Film/TheDarkCrystal |
173 | ---- |
174 | * OlderThanTheyLook: She still looks like a little girl which gets Jareth [[MistakenForPedophile in trouble]]. |
175 | |
176 | %%'''Cain and Glitch''' |
177 | %%--> Canon: Series/TinMan |
178 | %%---- |
179 | %%* BirdsOfAFeather: Jareth thought so... |
180 | |
181 | '''Captain Jack Harkness''' |
182 | --> Canon: Series/{{Torchwood}} |
183 | ---- |
184 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: Subverted but both James and Erik counted on it. |
185 | [[/folder]] |
186 | |
187 | [[folder: Zombie Apocalypse]] |
188 | Because this is what this verse needed! |
189 | |
190 | Professional zombie hunters: |
191 | |
192 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Tallahassee-Ash_1670.jpg]] |
193 | [[caption-width-right:300:[-[=ZombieBusters=]!-] ]] |
194 | '''Tallahassee''' |
195 | --> Canon: Film/{{Zombieland}} |
196 | ---- |
197 | * FriendToAllChildren: See [[Heartwarming/{{Roommates}} Heartwarming]] subpage. |
198 | * [[spoiler:HeartbrokenBadass]]: The series' biggest [[TearJerker/{{Roommates}} Tear Jerker]] when we find this out (or you could just watch Film/{{Zombieland}}). |
199 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold |
200 | |
201 | '''Ash''' |
202 | --> Canon: Franchise/EvilDead |
203 | ---- |
204 | * ArtificialLimbs: Still has the {{Chainsaw|Good}}. |
205 | %%* BadassNormal |
206 | * DeadpanSnarker: (Not that you will notice that much, this is a WorldOfSnark) |
207 | [[/folder]] |
208 | |
209 | |
210 | !''Middle-Earth'' |
211 | |
212 | -->Canon: Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium |
213 | |
214 | Not here: '''Legolas''' because he lives in the ''Building #42'' and '''Thranduil''' because he is under ''Friends and Family'' on this page. |
215 | |
216 | [[folder:The Nazgûl''' aka '''The Ringwraiths]] |
217 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Nazguls_8272.jpg]] |
218 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-So this isn't Middle Earth?-] ]] |
219 | (The invaders) |
220 | |
221 | [[/folder]] |
222 | |
223 | [[folder: Frodo Baggins]] |
224 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Frodo_5793.jpg]] |
225 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Could ''you'' resist him?-] ]] |
226 | ---- |
227 | * CutenessProximity: He is illegally cute. |
228 | [[/folder]] |
229 | |
230 | !''Oz'' |
231 | |
232 | -->Canon: Literature/LandOfOz |
233 | |
234 | Going on a vacation can be hazardous... they ended up in [[OffToSeeTheWizard Oz]]. Also ''Kings War'' had some interaction with this realm. '''Glinda''' is under ''Magical Community'' because she is a Conclave member. |
235 | |
236 | %%[[folder: The Munchkins]] |
237 | %%[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Munchkins_6639.jpg]] |
238 | %%[[caption-width-right:250:[-The sword is James'.-] ]] |
239 | %%(The locals) |
240 | %%[[/folder]] |
241 | |
242 | [[folder: The Gatekeeper of the Emerald city]] |
243 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-GateKeeper_2837.jpg]] |
244 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-<- Creepy Goblin King that way.-] ]] |
245 | (Who wants a new job) |
246 | ---- |
247 | * ThresholdGuardians: Not an effective one but still. Poor guy. He wasn't prepared for such visitors. |
248 | [[/folder]] |
249 | |
250 | [[folder: The Wizard]] |
251 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Wizard_7861.jpg]] |
252 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-He is Oz the great and terrible... [[OhCrap at first]].-] ]] |
253 | (Who really [[LiteralMetaphor wishes they would be somewhere else]]) |
254 | ---- |
255 | * ChekhovsGunman: Originally side character, returns in ''Kings War'' as a villain. |
256 | * [[spoiler:ItWasWithYouAllAlong: He is the one, who tells the cast that the way home is: Asking Jareth! To make matters clearer, someone needs to wish them back using the ''[[WordsCanBreakMyBones Right Words]]''... that Jareth [[{{Geas}} can't tell]], but the Wizard knows.]] |
257 | * MagicFeather: Subverted. He tries to give the cast the customary "gifts" but they are quite unimpressed. |
258 | * TheManBehindTheCurtain: Still the humbug hopelessly outclassed by the whole main cast. |
259 | * PhonyPsychic: Oh boy. Not only because the guy was a phony wizard, but also he is the cold reader and manipulator of the Ozian army later. [[spoiler:He is no match for Erik.]] |
260 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: He got a significant redesign in ''Kings War''. This was even {{lampshaded}} by Erik. |
261 | [[/folder]] |
262 | |
263 | [[folder:Princess Ozma]] |
264 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-ozma_4238.jpg]] |
265 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Because Everything's Better With Princesses!-] ]] |
266 | (The true ruler of Oz) |
267 | ---- |
268 | * CallingTheOldManOut: She doesn't take shit from Glinda. |
269 | * [[PopculturalOsmosisFailure Pop-Cultural OZmosis Failure]]: Canonically she was always (since book two) part of the Oz stories... but ask anybody if they know about her. In-universe this even gets a nice lampshade by James pointing out that he misses some important subtext, and Ariel telling him not to worry about it. Out of universe just count all the "Who is Ozma?" comments on that page. |
270 | * PrincessesRule: She is the true ruler of Oz. |
271 | * SpearCarrier: Her part is the calling out at the end of ''Kings War''. |
272 | [[/folder]] |
273 | |
274 | !'''Others''' |
275 | |
276 | [[folder: Ashe Rhyder]] |
277 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Ashe_31.jpg]] |
278 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-''God'' in [[AuthorAvatar person]].-] ]] |
279 | |
280 | -->Canon: RealLife |
281 | |
282 | (Yeah. The creator is a character too.) |
283 | ---- |
284 | * AmbiguousGender: His/her AuthorAvatar. [[WordOfGod The Artist]] goes so far to ignore the guesses... the fans stand mostly on the "who cares?" side. |
285 | * AuthorAvatar: (S)he got magic sneezed into the comic once... she didn't stay long. See also GenreSavvy. |
286 | * CrypticConversation: (S)he tends to answer reader questions this way. Maybe because (s)he doesn't want to spoil or influence the EpilepticTree planting. (S)he also posted some rather cryptic polls ([[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/journal/poll/3624370/ Q: "When?" A: "Sooner" / "Later"]]) with no further explanation. |
287 | * TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: At least (s)he isn't perfectly protected as Crowley occasionally steals his/her beer. |
288 | * GenreSavvy: Averted RageAgainstTheAuthor by running before the characters realized who (s)he is. |
289 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Occasionally switches to this in ''The Artist'' comments. |
290 | [[/folder]] |
291 | |
292 | [[folder: 15ImaginaryRabbit15]] |
293 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-guest_8283.jpg]] |
294 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-The luckiest unlucky girl in existence.-] ]] |
295 | |
296 | -->Canon: RealLife |
297 | ---- |
298 | * ContestWinnerCameo: [[http://15imaginaryrabbit15.deviantart.com/ She]] won her appearance on the ''[[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plotbear/publish-the-5-food-of-eating-cookbook +5 Food of Eating]]'' kickstarter lottery. |
299 | * NoSenseOfDirection / WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: She happened on the building by accident. |
300 | [[/folder]] |
301 | |
302 | !''Mystery (sidestory)'' |
303 | A Halloween costume party which gets derailed by a MurderMystery. |
304 | |
305 | [[folder: Death]] |
306 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-DeathOfD_1333.jpg]] |
307 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-He is glad to see most of the boys.-] ]] |
308 | |
309 | -->Canon: Literature/{{Discworld}} |
310 | ---- |
311 | * ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: Well, he went to their halloween party as TheGrimReaper. |
312 | %%* TheGrimReaper |
313 | [[/folder]] |
314 | |
315 | [[folder: Avenue Q performer + Kate Monster]] |
316 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-KateM_4486.jpg]] |
317 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-They aren't living here...-] ]] |
318 | |
319 | -->Canon: Theatre/AvenueQ |
320 | ---- |
321 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Of the arc.]] |
322 | %%* GreenEyedMonster |
323 | * MotiveRant: [[spoiler:She attacked Jareth and Sir Didymus because she was jealous of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'''s CultClassic status.]] |
324 | %%* WalkingSpoiler |
325 | [[/folder]] |
326 | |
327 | !''Der Erlkönig (sidestory)'' |
328 | |
329 | -->Canon: Literature/TheErlKing. [[spoiler:RealLife?]] |
330 | |
331 | [[folder: The Boy and his Father]] |
332 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-faterundkind_2302.jpg]] |
333 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-Neither of them are ready.-] ]] |
334 | %%'''The Boy''' |
335 | %%* DoomedByCanon |
336 | |
337 | '''The Father''' |
338 | * SupernaturalProofFather: Either this or the fae are InvisibleToAdults. |
339 | [[/folder]] |
340 | |
341 | [[folder: The old guy writing]] |
342 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-goethe_5867.jpg]] |
343 | [[caption-width-right:250:[-??? I don't remember him from the poem.-] ]] |
344 | [[spoiler:'''Creator/JohannWolfgangVonGoethe''']] |
345 | * nAuthorPowers: [[spoiler:Did it happen because he wrote it or did he wrote it because it happened?]] |
346 | [[/folder]] |
347 | |
348 | !''Devious Gingers (ShowWithinAShow)'' |
349 | |
350 | [[folder: The Cast]] |
351 | '''Benny''' |
352 | -->Modeled after (in universe played by?): Creator/BenedictCumberbatch |
353 | Aspiring actor whose work is predominantly on the stage and recently just got a part in a video game. |
354 | ---- |
355 | * TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: His squeeing over meeting Creator/JudiDench went memetic. |
356 | |
357 | |
358 | '''Tommy''' |
359 | -->Modeled after (in universe played by?): Creator/TomHiddleston |
360 | Benny's super successful movie-actor roommate who for some reason has not moved out. |
361 | ---- |
362 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With/To Benny... guess who has all the links (and video) to the memetic squeeing. |
363 | |
364 | |
365 | %%'''Kari''' |
366 | %%-->Modeled after (in universe played by?): Creator/KarenGillan |
367 | %%Stage manager for the same theater as Benny and Art, though she often directs. |
368 | |
369 | |
370 | %%'''Cathy''' |
371 | %%-->Modeled after (in universe played by?): Creator/CatherineTate |
372 | %%Manager of an art gallery and network-goddess extraordinaire. |
373 | |
374 | |
375 | %%'''Art''' |
376 | %%-->Modeled after (in universe played by?): Creator/ArthurDarvill |
377 | %%Props master and general tech person for the same theater as Benny tends to work in. |
378 | |
379 | |
380 | '''Dave''' |
381 | -->Modeled after (in universe played by?): Creator/DavidTennant |
382 | General nuisance and not actually a ginger. |
383 | ---- |
384 | * TokenMinority: He "is still not a ginger, but we love him anyway." |
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